SPEED THE PLOW Previews Oct. 3 at the Belasco
SPEED THE PLOW Previews Oct. 3 at the Belasco
Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
#1SPEED THE PLOW Previews Oct. 3 at the Belasco
Posted: 7/14/08 at 2:44pm
"The 20th Anniversary revival of David Mamet’s Speed-The-Plow will begin performances on Friday, October 3, 2008 at the Belasco Theatre (111 West 44th Street) under the direction of Neil Pepe."
Jeremy Piven and Raul Esparza star.
https://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=29928
#2re: SPEED THE PLOW Previews Oct. 3 at the Belasco
Posted: 7/14/08 at 2:50pmAnd the press release still has misinformation.
Lil_little_edie942
Understudy Joined: 7/2/07
#3re: SPEED THE PLOW Previews Oct. 3 at the Belasco
Posted: 7/14/08 at 3:00pm
The play will star Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Jeremy Piven (“Entourage”, Fat Pig) as ambitious producer Charlie Fox and three-time Tony-nominee Raúl Esparza (The Homecoming, Company, Taboo) as film production exec Bobby Gould.
It's the other way around.
#4re: SPEED THE PLOW Previews Oct. 3 at the Belasco
Posted: 7/14/08 at 4:09pm
OOOOOOOHI get it, luv. I thought you were saying "You idiots, Raul was in "Entourage"!
Never mind.
"Y'know, I think Bertolt Brecht was rolling in his grave."
-Nellie McKay on the 2006 Broadway production of The Threepenny Opera, in which she played Polly Peachum
-Nellie McKay on the 2006 Broadway production of The Threepenny Opera, in which she played Polly Peachum
#5re: SPEED THE PLOW Previews Oct. 3 at the Belasco
Posted: 7/14/08 at 4:18pm
You missed his episode, clearly.
Raul is playing Charlie. Jeremy Piven is playing Bobby.
#6re: SPEED THE PLOW Previews Oct. 3 at the Belasco
Posted: 7/14/08 at 7:44pmAlthough it would be more ironic if Raul was indeed playing Bobby.
#7re: SPEED THE PLOW Previews Oct. 3 at the Belasco
Posted: 7/14/08 at 7:57pm
That would be more coincidental than ironic.
Sorry, the misuse of irony has long been a pet peeve.
Irony
1.
a. The use of words to express something different from and often opposite to their literal meaning.
b. An expression or utterance marked by a deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning.
c. A literary style employing such contrasts for humorous or rhetorical effect. See Synonyms at wit1.
2.
a. Incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs: "Hyde noted the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated" Richard Kain.
b. An occurrence, result, or circumstance notable for such incongruity. See Usage Note at ironic.
3. Dramatic irony.
4. Socratic irony.
#8re: SPEED THE PLOW Previews Oct. 3 at the Belasco
Posted: 7/14/08 at 7:59pm
Using your definition we could call that "dramatic irony" 
#9re: SPEED THE PLOW Previews Oct. 3 at the Belasco
Posted: 7/14/08 at 8:03pmHow? Please explain...There is no contrast or incongruity in your statement. He'd be playing another Bobby...that's all.
#10re: SPEED THE PLOW Previews Oct. 3 at the Belasco
Posted: 7/14/08 at 8:14pmI was making a really bad joke about the show being a drama. You are absolutely correct about my misuse of the word.
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